Next time someone claims a player has picked up a “stupid” red card, show them this clip of Nikola Vukcevic.
The Montenegro international was playing for Portuguese club Braga in their 2-1 Europa League first leg win at FC Sion when coach Paulo Fonseca called for him to be substituted in the final minute.
In this situation, you’ll often see players try to take a little longer to leave the pitch in an effort to waste time.
Often referees will let it slide, or hurry the player up. But on this occasion, Ukrainina official Yevhen Aronofskiy had had enough and booked the midfielder…his second yellow card of the game.
.@SCBragaOficial's Nikola Vukcevic is left furious after seeing red for taking too long to leave the pitch! #UEL https://t.co/uXqodyuzWO
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 18, 2016
We wish we could have been in that dressing room after the game to see Fonseca’s reaction.
